Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Things that Got Me Thinking

Hat tip to Steven Anderson for getting me out of my writing funk!First, this came up in my Google Reader feed today and I was totally engrossed. I have just watched an incredible video called Caine’s Arcade. This short film by Nirvan
investigates a young boy’s summer past time. He was bored and always
wanted to go to the arcade; his father told him to build his own. And so
he did! He hung out each day at his father’s auto parts store and found
some empty boxes to use to create his arcade games. His ingenuity and
entrepreneurship is remarkable. He figures out how to create games using
cardboard boxes, tape, scissors and imagination. He even has prizes and
tickets and everything. Caine sells 4 chances for a $1 or a fun pass
for $2. The fun pass has 500 chances so lots of people choose that
option. He even has a verification process for this fun passes to make
sure they are real. Wow! He really thought of everything.This story
caught the attention of Nirvan who stopped to get a door handle for his
car. He asked if he could make a film about Caine and his arcade.
Caine’s father, George, agreed to the film and the rest is history. You
have stop and watch this video now! Check out the complete site. Also, there is lots of information on the Facebook page and you can follow the #cardboardchallenge on Twitter.I want to host a cardboard challenge for kids in my neck of the woods. Who is with me? Comments welcome in the comment section if you are in West Alabama and/or East Mississippi and want to organize something like this.Next,
I have been doing little fun treats for our support staff and others in
the College of Education for the whole month of October. I have truly enjoyed actually doing some of the pins from Pinterest.
I feel so crafty! :) I have located different poems and songs about fall and Halloween and
shared them with the treats. My favorite was probably a tie between
Pumpkin Poop and 5 Little Pumpkins. I loved making the bags of cheese
ball “pumpkin poop” and saying the 5 Little Pumpkins rhyme when I
delivered the pumpkin sugar cookies. The Pumpkin Poop got lots of
laughs while the 5 Little Pumpkins brought back two wonderful memories. I
remember my mom saying it complete with hand motions for us each
Halloween and then, I taught it to my Latin students who translated it
and even made it rhyme in Latin!Pumpkin Poop (with my adaptations)I started to carve a pumpkinwith my carving knife and scoopBut the pumpkin got so scaredHe took a little poop!It looked so cute and funnyJust like a cheesy treatSo I'm sharing it with you nowBecause you are so neat!

5 Little Pumpkins 5 Little Pumpkins sitting on a gate, The first one said, “Oh my, it’s getting late!”The second one said, “It’s time to have some fun!”The third one said, “Let’s run and run and run!”The fourth one said, “There are witches in the air!”The fifth one said, “But we don’t care!”OOO oooo went the windand OUT went the lightand the 5 little pumpkins rolled out of sight!

Finally, I have really tried to take time to enjoy my life. I
love teaching college students! I am passionate about technology and
absolutely love learning new things to share with my students and
colleagues. I get to play with social media, computer games, and all
kinds of cool apps all in the name of research and keeping up with the
new technology. I have great friends and a wonderful family and I know
that I am truly blessed to be where I am at this moment. I have Vicki Davis to thank for this reflection. She has been posting about being more present for her family and I have really taken it to heart.

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I am an Education Specialist with Pearson Education in Huntsville. I work with teachers and students to maximize the awesomeness of the digital curriculum in the classroom. My husband Gus and I enjoy cooking together, watching old movies, and going to church at St. Thomas Episcopal.